By Douglas LeBlanc For about the first decade of my life, nearly everything I thought about God centered on St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge, which in those years was a broad church with a spice of Anglo-Catholic piety. I served as an acolyte for years, and worked to look very pious each time I donned a black cassock and white surplice. I fantasized about a … [Read more...] about Walking Billy Graham’s Sawdust Trail
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Flood Recedes, Ecumenism Rises
Tanya Dillon As floodwaters that inundated Louisiana last week have receded, clergy have stepped across denominational lines to bring people together in prayer and hope. Ecumenical services have been planned in several shelters in Baton Rouge, The Advocate reports. In the city’s Celtic Media Centre, one of the first shelters to open, Episcopal, Roman … [Read more...] about Flood Recedes, Ecumenism Rises
Prayers amid Violence
Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has recorded a video asking every Episcopalian to share in deep prayer following multiple shootings in the United States. Many Episcopal groups have prepared resources that may help congregations and individuals in their prayer and conversation this weekend. A liturgy for … [Read more...] about Prayers amid Violence
Bishop: ‘Be a Source of Light’
Alton Sterling/Facebook The Rt. Rev. Morris Thompson, Bishop of Louisiana, writes about the death of Alton Sterling during an attempted early Tuesday in Baton Rouge: As I turned on the television yesterday evening, my heart sank as I listened to the story of Alton Sterling being shot by two police officers in Baton Rouge. I have found myself deeply … [Read more...] about Bishop: ‘Be a Source of Light’